IndyCar: Parnelli Jones lost his hat, gained a trophy

8:08 PM,
Jan. 17, 2013

Dario Franchitti and Parnelli Jones with their Baby Borg trophies.

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Parnelli Jones is back to wondering what happened to his famous cowboy hat, one of the great mysteries of Indianapolis 500 history.

The hat was on Jones' head during the pace car ride following his 1963 race win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but it flew off on the backstretch. Someone retrieved it, but Jones hasn't seen it since.

"I always thought someone would return it, but it never happened," he said Thursday. ...